What a highlight ! Everything I had hoped for, imagined and then some more. I set off on my own this morning as the rest of the gang wanted an easy day and not necessarily walk for miles and miles in the blistering sun. But they will come tomorrow for an abridged version
My Tuk Tuk picked me up at exactly 10.30 and we drove off. Best 15$ I ever invested (today that is). It was a smooth and lovely ride and I really did not feel sorry for the cheapskates who paid north of 1000e on tickets getting here, but were too stingy afterwards. Cant do the time, dont do the crime. Hiking 25km in sweltering heat is no fun. Walking maybe in through the temples, par contre, is. And your Tuk Tuk driver will take you from temple to temple and then leave you to your own devices. Just what I wanted.
When I first saw Angkor Wat, it was 100% what I expected and then some. See for yourself. What followed afterwards was the temples and ruins on Ankor Thom and Tha Prom.
It is so weird to see all these ruins in the middle of the jungle, imagining that several hundres years ago, when London was boasting 40.000 people and us germanz were probably still hitting each others with clubs, there was a civilisation that had the first mega city, as it is thought that at its height more than a million people lived in Angkor.
It is like steping right into an Indian Jones or Tomb Raider movie. Hang on - Tomb Raider had Tha Prom as a backdrop. It is so mythical it is unbelievable. One of those places where you can actually feel history.
Back tomorrow...
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